Essendon ends tumultuous season with 39-point loss to Richmond, Adelaide hands thrashing to West Coast

Updated
Sun 1 Sep 2013, 11:03 AM AEST

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On target ... Dustin Martin (L) and Daniel Jackson celebrate a goal

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Richmond warmed up for its first finals appearance since 2001 with a 15.14 (104) to 9.11 (65) win over an Essendon side whose last bit of fight looked to have evaporated in the AFL boardroom four nights earlier.